New Delhi: India is reported to have told US Assistant Secretary for South Asia and Central Asia, Richard Boucher, why it believes Pakistan is involved in the serial blasts in Mumbai on July 11, when he met officials at the Ministry of External Affairs.
Boucher had earlier doubted India's claim that Pakistan had a role in the Mumbai blasts.
The US acknowledged that certain terrorist groups having 'designs' against India still exist in Pakistan, virtually lending support to New Delhi's contention.
Richard Boucher, who had earlier said that India had no evidence to accuse Pakistan for the Mumbai blasts, today pointed out "things have advanced" since he made such remarks weeks ago.
"I had some very good meetings at the Foreign Ministry on Monday. We talked about everything in the US-India relationship - about the progress we are making in many areas and the areas where we hope to make further progress. We talked about our joint effort in the fight against terrorism, which US is doing, trying to fight terrorism in all places and in all forms," he added.
He also said that everyone knows there is terrorism in the South Asian region. "Some of the terrorism is in Pakistan. Some of the terror groups that have designs against India still have pieces in Pakistan," he said.
Indian officials also sought clarifications on the nuclear deal. There are concerns in Parliament that the Bill in the Senate could incorporate conditions unacceptable to India.
(With inputs from PTI)
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